Experimental Methods for Identifying Psycholinguistic Meanings of Toponyms

M. Makhaev, M. Makhaev, Kh. Mamalova, B. Zakrailova

2022

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of semantics of lexical units. Presently in linguistics there are different points of view on the nature of the semantics of lexemes. This article states the discovery of a new kind of meaning of proper names – psycholinguistic. A differential empirical model of the description and lexicographic fixation of the psycholinguistic meaning of a proper name is proposed. This concept is based on the use of experimental methods for studying the meanings of words, which involves appealing to the consciousness of native speakers. We conducted psycholinguistic experiments in Grozny. The subjects are 300 students of various faculties, specialties. Experiments were conducted in lecture halls in written form. The method of free and directed associative experiment was used. The subjects performed two tasks: the first task was connected with free associations, and the second task was aimed at identifying knowledge. Various toponyms were used as stimulus material. The subjects filled out experimental forms on their own. According to the results of the experiments, numerous associative reactions were obtained. Then the semantic interpretation of associative reactions was carried out, which consists in understanding the reactions as linguistic representations of certain signs of denotation – semantic components.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Makhaev M., Mamalova K. and Zakrailova B. (2022). Experimental Methods for Identifying Psycholinguistic Meanings of Toponyms. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Actual Issues of Linguistics, Linguodidactics and Intercultural Communication - Volume 1: TLLIC; ISBN 978-989-758-655-2, SciTePress, pages 136-139. DOI: 10.5220/0011608500003577

in Bibtex Style

@conference{tllic22,
author={M. Makhaev and Kh. Mamalova and B. Zakrailova},
title={Experimental Methods for Identifying Psycholinguistic Meanings of Toponyms},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Actual Issues of Linguistics, Linguodidactics and Intercultural Communication - Volume 1: TLLIC},
year={2022},
pages={136-139},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011608500003577},
isbn={978-989-758-655-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Actual Issues of Linguistics, Linguodidactics and Intercultural Communication - Volume 1: TLLIC
TI - Experimental Methods for Identifying Psycholinguistic Meanings of Toponyms
SN - 978-989-758-655-2
AU - Makhaev M.
AU - Mamalova K.
AU - Zakrailova B.
PY - 2022
SP - 136
EP - 139
DO - 10.5220/0011608500003577
PB - SciTePress